Mission Electric

Our mission

We’re on a mission to create a transport future for Auckland that is cleaner, quieter and more comfortable for all.

A future where Grrr becomes Shhh as we replace diesel buses with electric.

Where electric ferries move across the Hauraki Gulf leaving behind nothing but their wake.

Where every train glides across our city powered by just clean, quiet electricity.

A future where everyone can move across Auckland with ease and without emissions. Mission Electric has already begun to build this future.

Latest updates

New Lynn goes electric

Route 24 is now fully electric. With the New Lynn bus depot going electric, there are now 43 amazing clean, green EV buses that will be servicing route 24. This is West Auckland first electric bus depot and first full electric bus route in West Auckland.

The depot has the latest technology to reduce burden on the grid and improve the environmental impact of Auckland’s electric bus fleet – all without putting Auckland’s energy supply at risk.

AT now has 133 zero – emission buses in its fleet, making it the largest number of zero-emission buses for a New Zealand city, with even more buses to be added over the next couple of year.

Low Emission Bus Roadmap

See our latest Low Emission Bus Roadmap for Auckland (2.92MB)

Panmure Electric Depot

In partnership with NZ bus, we have future proofed Auckland transport with the opening of New Zealand’s first fully electric bus depot in Panmure.

This depot is home to 35 electric buses and a part of the total order of 152 e-buses. This depot will be the hub for charging these amazing electric buses overnight, so that they are ready to hit the road and get you where you need to go.

Not only is getting new electric buses on the road important, but ensuring there is enough infrastructure to keep them running. This is all a part of Auckland Transport's Mission Electric.

35 new electric buses in the Eastern Bays

Along with operator NZ Bus, we have introduced 35 new electric buses into service in the Eastern Bays. This is the biggest launch of zero emission buses in Auckland to date and is the next step in creating a more efficient and sustainable transport network. 

The new electric fleet includes the 9 TāmakiLink buses, along with 26 buses on Eastern Bay routes 774, 775, and 762.

These new electric buses offer a quieter and more comfortable experience than the previous diesel vehicles.

The TāmakiLink is the easiest way to get to and from the Eastern Bays. It operates along Tāmaki Drive from Britomart through to these different areas:

• Spark Arena
• Okahu Bay
• Sea Life Kelly Tarlton's
• Mission Bay
• Kohimarama Beach
• St Heliers Bay
• and Glen Innes.

Goals we've achieved

We have already achieved a number of significant goals on our mission towards a fully electric fleet, with more to come.

2019

• Auckland Council declared a climate emergency. In response, AT committed to helping significantly reduce carbon emissions by having a 100% electric fleet.
• The Climate Change Response Act came into action.
• We began working to turn our transport fleet electric.

2020

• All 8 diesel buses on Waiheke Island were replaced with electric buses.
• 9 electric buses went live on the AirportLink service.
• The CityLink fleet introduced 12 fully electric buses. 

2021

• New Zealand's first hydrogen fuel cell bus was unveiled.
• The ​Hydrogen fuel cell electric bus trial began.
• 85% of Auckland's train network became electric.
• We began electrifying the Papakura to Pukekohe train line.

2022

• The TāmakiLink bus service and 26 other Eastern Bay buses became fully electric. 

What's to come